CVE-2020-1274 Privilege escalation in Windows

High 7.8 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit improper memory object handling in the Windows kernel to elevate privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-1274?

CVE-2020-1274 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 9 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0986, CVE-2020-1237, CVE-2020-1246, CVE-2020-1262, CVE-2020-1264, CVE-2020-1266, CVE-2020-1269, CVE-2020-1273, CVE-2020-1275, CVE-2020-1276, CVE-2020-1307, CVE-2020-1316.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1274?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1274?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1274 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-1274 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9m7m-rrw7-f987.

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